Truly a War of Motors 



Besides displacing horses 

 at the front in the World 

 War, motor-trucks are 

 also used to carry woun- 

 ded chargers off the 

 battlefield. Four ambu- 

 lances like the one shown 

 are now with the British 

 Army in France. Each 

 holds two horses. One 

 side of the body swings 

 down so that animals can 

 walk or be hauled in. The 

 twenty-ton naval gun be- 

 low was carried by an 

 American tractor over 

 eleven miles of mountain 

 roads which were badly 

 torn up by shot and shell. 

 Despite these difficulties, 

 the load was delivered 



The great number of 

 motor vehicles now 

 in use in the war 

 has necessitated the 

 employment of 

 vehicles whose sole 

 purpose is to make 

 quick repairs. The 

 unit shown at the 

 left is an American 

 workshop with the 

 Ninth Australian 

 Corps. Note the 

 complete equip- 

 ment of forge, anvil, 

 vise, drill presses 

 and tools. Also 

 note how the lower 

 half of the body 

 swings down to 

 form a convenient 

 working platform 



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